The Mega Millions jackpot is now a record $500 million, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.

The big prize had increased to $476 million after nobody matched the numbers in Tuesday night's drawing.

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Two people in North Carolina matched five numbers Tuesday night but missed the Mega Ball. The winning numbers were 9-19-34-44-51 and the Mega Ball was 24.

"Big jackpots are fun for our players, a boost to local businesses, and support education in our state," said Alice Garland, executive director of the N.C. Education Lottery. "We would love to have another jackpot winner, but we always remind folks it takes a lot of luck to win a lottery prize, and to please play responsibly."

The jackpot has been growing since Jan. 24, when Mega Millions had its most recent jackpot winner.

The odds of winning the jackpot are approximately one in 176 million. The odds of winning any of the Mega Millions prizes are approximately 1 in 40.

The previous Mega Millions record jackpot, set in 2007, was $390 million.